Albertus Magnus College Engages in Lent 2024: Be Peace, Live Peace

Marks Pilgrimage With Annual Outdoor Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross Truth Marker

Stations of the Cross "Truth" Marker

New Haven, Conn., March 13, 2024 – Albertus Magnus College, the most diverse Catholic College in New England, will hold its Outdoor Stations of the Cross pilgrimage on its New Haven campus to shine a light on suffering in the world as well as the peacemakers trying to make a difference. This year’s theme is Be Peace, Live Peace. Often done during the Holy Season of Lent, Stations of the Cross is a 14-part prayer devoted to what Christians believe was Jesus Christ’s path of suffering leading to the cross.

Who:

Albertus students, faculty, and staff.
What:

Outdoor Stations of the Cross for the Suffering of the World: Lent 2024: Be Peace, Live Peace.
When:

Gather at Rosary Hall, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, Conn.
Where:

Monday, March 18 at 3:30 p.m. (rain date is Tuesday, March 19).

Stations:

  1. Those who seek truth – Rosary Hall;
  2. Those who have died since last year and those who are ill – tree by Soccer Field;
  3. Those who provide the Arts to us – Siena Hall;
  4. Those who need food – Community Garden;
  5. Those who are elderly – Mohun Hall;
  6. Those who are homeless – Nilan Hall;
  7. Those children who need safety and the joy of play – Athletic Center;
  8. Those who need education – Weldon Hall;
  9. Those who are trafficked, victims of gun violence, or incarcerated – Campus Center Parking Lot;
  10. Those who need peace – Peace Pole, Campus Center;
  11. Those who need spiritual help – Chapel, Walsh Hall;
  12. Those seeking racial justice and equity -- Racism is a Sin sign – Walsh Hall;
  13. Those who suffer because of the devastation of Earth – Chapel window, Walsh Hall.
  14. Those who are immigrants, especially DACA students — St. Albert Statue, Tagliatela Center.

“All God wants from us is a peaceful heart,” Meister Eckhart.

About Albertus Magnus College

Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. 

Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.